Pemphani Kuti Mau Athamange Mwaufulu
Paulo akupempha mapemphero kuti mawu athamange patsogolo, kenako akutembenukira ku vuto: ena mu mpingo asiya kugwira ntchito ndipo akhala odzilowetsa m'za ena, akukhala ndi moyo podalira ena. Iye akuloza ku ntchito yake ya usiku ndi usana. Munthu wotere mumuzindikire, musayanjane naye, koma mumuchenjeze ngati m'bale, osati ngati mdani.
3 1Potsiriza, abale ndi alongo, tipempherereni kuti mau a Ambuye wathu Yesu athamange nafulumira ndi kulemekezedwa, monga analili pakati panu, 2ndipo kuti tipulumutsidwe kwa anthu okhotakhota ndi oyipa; pakuti si onse ali okhulupirira. 3Koma Ambuye ngokhulupirika, amene adzakulimbitsani ndi kukutetezani kwa woyipayo. 4Tikhulupirira mwa Ambuye kuti muchita, ndipo mudzapitiriza kuchita, zimene tikukulamulirani. 5Ambuye atsogolere mitima yanu kuloweza m'chikondi cha Atate wathu ndi m'kupirira kwa Khristu.
Chenjezo Lotsutsa Umbuli
6Abale ndi alongo, m'dzina la Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu tikukulamulirani: patukani kwa mbale aliyense wokhala mu umbuli, mosemphana ndi mwambo umene munalandira kwa ife. 7Inu nomwe mudziwa kuti muyenera kutsanzira ife, popeza sitinali a umbuli pakati panu. 8Sitinadya chakudya cha wina aliyense mwaulere; koma tinagwira ntchito usiku ndi usana, mu kuvutika ndi mu zowawa, kuti tisamulemetse wina aliyense wa inu. 9Osati kuti tinasowa ufulu, koma kuti tikhale chitsanzo kwa inu kuti mutitsanzire. 10Ngakhale pamene tinali ndi inu, tinakulamulirani kuti: ngati wina akana kugwira ntchito, asadye. 11Pakuti timva kuti ena pakati panu akhala mu umbuli, osatanganidwa ndi ntchito koma otanganidwa ndi zachabe. 12Anthu otere tikuwalamula ndi kuwadandaulira mwa Ambuye Yesu Khristu kuti: agwire ntchito mwabata, nadye chakudya chawo. 13Koma inu, abale ndi alongo, musatope kuchita zabwino. 14Ngati wina samvera mau athu a m'kalata iyi, mmuzindikire, ndipo musamayanjane naye, kuti achite manyazi. 15Komatu musamuyese iye mdani, koma muchenjezeni monga mbale.
Mtendere, Moni, ndi Chisomo
16Ambuye wa mtendere mwini wake akupatseni mtendere nthawi zonse, m'njira iliyonse. Ambuye akhale ndi inu nonse.
17Ine, Paulo, ndikulemba moni uwu ndi dzanja langa—chizindikiro chakuti kalata iliyonse yochokera kwa ine ndi yoona; umu ndi mmene ndimalembera. 18Chisomo cha Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu chikhale ndi inu nonse.